Temperature Record of the Week
This issue's Temperature Record of the week is from Pipestone, Minnesota. Visit our U.S. Climate Data section to plot and view these data for yourself.

Current EditorialHealth Status of the World’s Coral Reefs: Many of earth’s coral reefs have been greatly decimated over the past twenty years, when climate alarmists claim we have experienced unprecedented global warming. But does this questionable correlation justify their denouncing earth’s rising atmospheric CO2 concentration and humanity’s production and use of energy that releases CO2 to the air as the phenomena responsible for the coral decline? We and many others think not.

Subject Index SummariesLittle Ice Age – Africa: If the Little Ice Age was a localized phenomenon of the northern part of the Northern Hemisphere, as climate alarmists are wont to claim, why did it also ravage much of Africa in the Southern Hemisphere?

Temperature x CO2 Interaction – Plant Growth Response (Grassland Species): Most of earth’s plants display increases in photosynthesis and biomass production when exposed to elevated levels of atmospheric CO2. But what happens when air temperature rises concurrently? In this summary, we survey the recent scientific literature to get a feel for the fate of grassland species under this oft-predicted scenario.

Current Journal ReviewsWinter Storms in the North Pacific Ocean (1948-1998): Storms in the North Pacific Ocean appear to have become more frequent and intense during the past five decades. Is this a sign the climate alarmists are correct, i.e., that more CO2 in the air will lead to more extreme weather events?